Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 44 Incognito, first entry into the official career (14)
Only then did Yang Jun raise his eyes and look at him, with a hazy smile on his face: "What are you looking at? We haven't seen these things in the past three or four years?" He said indifferently, While walking forward slowly under Sima Yi's surprised and suspicious eyes, he said with a slight smile: "Sikongfu and Shangshutai are also very clear about the situation below: which corrupt officials should be killed now, and which corrupt officials should not be killed now, that's all. There is an invisible ruler measuring it, but you don’t know it.”

Sima Yi stood there listening, thinking to himself: Father is the one who understands the world, and he really understood all this!In the past few years, the imperial court seems to be very familiar with the traces of ink corruption and fraud in the affairs of the various counties below, but due to the situation and restrictions, it really has been holding back... Sigh!It's just suffering for these people!He stared at the stack of yellow straw paper, thinking of Liu Yin, Zhang Ershu, Tian Wubo and the others suffering as cows and horses, slaves and maidservants in the Yuan Mansion, his heart was blocked for some reason, and tears rolled in his eyes Son.He stretched out his left sleeve, opened it, reached in with his right hand and slowly took out a roll of silk pictures and a few pieces of paper, held it in his palm, and said unhurriedly: "Mr. Yang is a world-renowned master of painting. The ability to identify paintings and handwriting is naturally very extraordinary. This is a map of Hanoi County's most secret military Xingsheng Fortress in the entire county, a secret letter signed by "Du Chuan" to General Yuan, and It's Du Juncheng's handwriting that Xiaosheng found from the county government office... Please ask Mr. Yang to help Xiaosheng identify them, are they all from the same person's hands?"

Hearing Sima Yi's words, the smile on Yang Jun's face gradually faded, and his expression gradually became serious—he took the silk picture and a few pieces of paper held in Sima Yi's palm, and approached the candle Let's identify it carefully.

After a long time, he slowly moved his eyes away from the silk pictures and paper, and said solemnly: "Mr. Sima's move can be regarded as a great achievement by the imperial court!" There is a saying in "Book of Changes": "Evil does not accumulate. , not enough to destroy one's life.' It is an unforgivable crime for Du to collude with the Yuan family to collude with the enemy and betray the country!"

Hearing this, the big rock in Sima Yi's heart was let go: Du Chuan was completely defeated by him this time... After enduring all kinds of teasing, humiliation, deceit, and calculations from him, he finally won. The final victory!Although he won a complete victory, he didn't have much joy that should have been expected - he felt as if he had prepared the sharpest and most flamboyant sword to kill the enemy. In the end, the sword was useless at all. Instead, he used another dagger, which he didn't like much before, to pierce the enemy's throat.Victory is victory, but it seems that there is such an inexplicable regret. After all, the trick that I am most proud of is not like this at all...

Yang Jun didn't pay attention or take into account his expression and inner feelings at the moment. Instead, he walked back with his hands behind his back, as if talking to himself: "A few years ago, Cao Sikong and Xun Lingjun were busy suppressing Lu Bu and Yuan Shu. , Dong Zhuo and other traitors have been unable to get away from the Yuan family's schemes in Jizhou, and now, it is a critical moment for the court to make up its mind to pacify Hebei."

Sima Yi thought to himself: It seems that the Sikong Mansion and Shangshutai's administration and actions can't run rampant in the world just by relying on the word "reason"!They still have to weigh the weight of "potential" to maneuver freely.

"Sima Jun, you are really a strange person who dares to face toughness and is serious! Du Chuan is so cunning, you have caught him in the dead! It's not easy! It's not easy!" Yang Jun suddenly turned around and looked at him. Looking at him, squinting his eyes slightly, the meaning in his eyes is very deep, "However, now that the world is in chaos, there is no discipline, and the law has fallen to the ground, where is there no illegal traces of corrupt officials and powerful households? Yang I heard that there are quite a lot of corruption in Yingchuan County... Look at Chen Qun, who was a trickster there, he is about the same age as you! This Chen Qun, just "didn't hear it" The voice outside the window, he only does his duty with all his heart, and doesn't provoke corrupt officials, tyrants and powerful families, just be a smooth peacemaker. After a year or two, his reputation has grown, and his family background is good , the county was repeatedly recommending to Shangshutai. No, he was promoted to Xudu so lightly and happily, and everyone was happy! Yang was thinking that you, Sima Zhongda, came from a famous Confucian family like him. You will be promoted like him—there are probably noble and prestigious positions waiting for you in the imperial court! But you chose to stay here to make a name for yourself by eradicating corruption and adultery! This really makes Yang a little hard to understand, ordinary It seems that the famous Qingliu celebrities can't do such a thing, you are really different."

After hearing Yang Jun's words, Sima Yi didn't answer right away.He was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "Originally, like Chen Qun, you can spend a year or so of seniority leisurely like Chen Qun, and then have a lively relationship with your colleagues, and then you will be promoted naturally—Xiaosheng It's not impossible. Before he became an official, Xiaosheng had the purpose of "be worthy of the court at the top, live up to what he has learned at the middle level, and live up to the people at the bottom", so he did it so stubbornly. Now that I think about it, I'm still a small student Fortunately for Sansheng, I finally met Mr. Yang, an upright official like you, who helped me realize Xiaosheng's ideal of eradicating corruption and becoming famous... Xiaosheng is deeply grateful!"

Hearing what he said, Yang Jun couldn't help nodding his head repeatedly, and thought to himself: This Sima Yi has a good mind and a good way of flattering others. It can be done, this point, he did not talk nonsense.

But seeing Sima Yi's face turned serious: "It's just that I have always believed that if a county is uneasy, how can the world be peaceful? If there are traitors and don't kill them, how can we help the troubled times? Suppressing corruption and eliminating traitors is actually the top priority of helping the world and the people, and ordering chaos! Today, the world is full of chaos, of course It is related to the incompetence of the previous imperial court, the chaos of eunuchs, and the rise of troops by powerful officials, but the Yellow Turban Rebellion that sprang up everywhere is the root of the disaster! May I ask why the Yellow Turban Rebellion happened? Mintian, rampant villages, and fish and meat people forced those innocent people to become rebels! If the world's laws are upright and the government is clean and honest, where will the disaster of wars and chaos come from? Therefore, Xiaosheng wants to learn from Cao Sikong when he was in Jinan The feat of prime ministers—just to eradicate traitors, benevolence to appease the people, cleanliness to promote honesty, and to gather (gather) the righteousness of the world and make a little effort!"

Hearing this, Yang Jun nodded slightly, turned back to the case table, picked up the stack of yellow straw paper full of common people's fingerprints and written complaints, and weighed them in the palm of his hand a few times, feeling that they were heavy. I couldn't help thinking in my heart: Although this young man is young, he has such great ambition, outstanding talents, and such fortitude, and he is sympathetic to the people's feelings, and he is so people-oriented. It's so rare!The Sima family in Hanoi is really envious of this Lin'er!He smiled deeply, pondered for a moment, and then asked Sima Yi: "Mr. Sima—now Du Chuan and the Yuan brothers have been found guilty of corruption, bribery, stealing official property, oppressing the people, and collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country. What shall I do when I wait?"

"Mr. Yang, "Guanzi" once said: The way to defeat the enemy lies in 'from what he doesn't know, and from what he doesn't intend. From what he doesn't know, so no one can defend him; from what he doesn't expect, so no one can resist. Ying'. At present, Du Chuan and the Yuan brothers think that Xiaosheng has been entangled in the incident of the secret poisoning scheme, and they can't figure out the truth about Mr. Yang for a while, so they are still in the state of waiting and wandering-this is exactly I'm waiting for the perfect time for the thunder to strike and wipe them all out!" Sima Yi had obviously thought about this, and said casually, "You can quickly call in the elite soldiers under the command of the county lieutenant Liang Guang to attack at night——Liang Guang and Du Chuan have always been at odds, and most of the county soldiers under him have not yet been won over by Du Chuan and the Yuan brothers... As long as this soldier strikes, Du Chuan and the Yuan brothers will surely be captured!"

"Well...Du Chuan and other county officials are going to be arrested." Yang Jun nodded, then frowned again, and muttered hesitantly, "Are brothers Yuan Xiong and Yuan Hun also arrested? "

Seeing Yang Jun's situation, Sima Yi changed his mind and understood his worries: the two Yuan brothers are actually Yuan Shaobu's spies in Hanoi!If the two of them were moved, would Yuan Shao use this excuse to attack?Sima Yi pondered for a while, and then slowly said to Yang Jun according to the thoughts he had thought up earlier:
"Xiaosheng has been thinking about this question for a long time. Yuan Xiong and Yuan Hun must be arrested and investigated! If we only arrest Du Chuan and other internal traitors, and do not exclude Yuan Xiong, Yuan Hun and other foreign enemies, it will be for the sake of I have left a hidden danger in the future-the Yuan brothers took the opportunity to hibernate afterwards, but it is even more difficult to eradicate!
"Of course, the punishment of the Yuan brothers should be different from the punishment of Du Chuan and others. Now you can only capture them alive, then put them in prison, and then report their crimes to the court. Xiaosheng believes that in order to The wisdom of Cao Sikong and Xun Lingjun will definitely give them a proper treatment, and will definitely give Yuan Shao a soft and not hard counterattack to his aggressive expansion recently - making him restrain himself in the future..."

"Well...but what I am most worried about is whether Yuan Shao will use the pretext of Yuan Xiong and Yuan Hun's detention to suddenly launch an attack? If this incident triggers a public confrontation between Jizhou Yuan Shao and the imperial court, it will be too troublesome That’s right—the imperial court is not yet ready for a full-scale decisive battle with Yuan Shao! How can you and I take on such a responsibility?” Yang Jun has already regarded Sima Yi as the most trustworthy and most reliable confidant at the moment. I couldn't help but confide in him all the doubts and worries in my heart.

"Don't worry, Mr. Yang. From Xiaosheng's point of view, the two brothers Yuan Xiong and Yuan Hun have actually urged Yuan Shao to raise troops to take Hanoi County many times, but Yuan Shao has been reluctant to take action—why? It's not that he didn't His ambition to seize Hanoi County is due to his illusion that he has always wanted to wait for a chance that is [-]% sure before launching a sudden attack!" Sima Yi seemed to be well aware of all the changes in the current situation and people's hearts, and he talked eloquently , "It's a pity, how can there be a [-]% chance to make a profit in this world for you to seize? To have a [-]% to [-]% chance to make a profit, this opportunity is already a great 'blessing from God'! A few years ago Zhang Xiu made a mess, When Cao Sikong was defeated, it was a rare opportunity in Yuan Shao's life, but he stupidly wrote a memorial requesting His Majesty to dismiss Cao Sikong because of the military defeat and invite him to come to Xudu to take power. Hehehe, the general trend of the world Is it because his book is so simple that it can win the toad palace? Later, he didn't take advantage of the momentum to suddenly join the army and go south to remonstrate.

(End of this chapter)